Thomas Clay
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 November 1892 | ||
Date of death | 21 February 1949 | (aged 56)||
Place of death | Enfield, London, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) |
Full back | ||
Youth career | |||
Belvoir Sunday School | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1911–1914 | Leicester Fosse | ||
1914–1929 | Tottenham Hotspur | 318 | (23) |
1916–1918 | → Notts County (loan) | ||
International career | |||
1920 | England | 4 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1929 |
Northfleet | ||
1931 |
St. Albans City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Clay (19 November 1892 – 21 February 1949) was a professional
during the 1910s and 1920s.Biography
Football career
Thomas Clay joined Leicester Fosse in April 1911 and made his first appearance for the team against
Bradford Park Avenue F.C. on 11 November that year, having previously made a name for himself for local side Belvoir Sunday School Juniors.[2]
Tommy came to the attention of Tottenham during an
Northfleet club with close associations with Tottenham.[4] In August 1930 he was appointed coach of newly formed amateur team, Bedouins, and in 1931–32 season he coached St Albans City.[3]
He won his first of four England Caps against Wales at Highbury on 15 March 1920 and the last on 8 April 1922 against Scotland[5]
Cricket coaching and later career
In 1923 Thomas had been a trialist for
Berkhamsted
.
He coached Dutch football side HVV Den Haag between 1937 and 1939.[6]
After retiring from football he subsequently ran a pub and sports outfitters in St Albans. He was working as a builders' labourer in Southend-on-Sea when he died in 1949,[7] aged 56.
Honours
Tottenham Hotspur[3]
- Football League Second Division: 1919–20
- 1920–21
References
- ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Leicester Fosse". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ISBN 978-1-899538-21-8.
- ^ a b c d Goodwin 1992, p. 80.
- ^ "Thomas Clay biog on THFC site".
- ^ "Tommy Clay". Englandstats.com.
- ^ Haagsevoetbalhistorie
- ISBN 978-1-899538-21-8.
Bibliography
- Goodwin, Bob (1992). The Spurs Alphabet. ACL & Polar Publishing (UK) Ltd. ISBN 0-9514862-8-4.